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MediaPlayerZ

Posted: May 14, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 38,223
First Seen: April 10, 2015
Last Seen: September 25, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

MediaPlayerZ is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that exhibits adware capabilities and known to be quite similar in terms of the interface with Windows Media Player Classic. Typically, users may download adware-supported applications by themselves as they were misled to believe that the app provides useful features. In other cases, users may accidentally install adware-laced software such as MediaPlayerZ as it was pre-bundled with another free program. An infection with MediaPlayerZ may cause your system to display excessive amounts of advertisements, pop-ups, fake alerts, etc. As a result, system performance may drop significantly, and you may be redirected to third-party websites. In any case, it is advised to select download websites carefully, read the EULA (End User License Agreement) and always opt for 'Custom/Advanced' installation.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceSho\Shopping PluginNewVersionDownloader.exe File name: Shopping PluginNewVersionDownloader.exe
Size: 13.82 KB (13824 bytes)
MD5: 901ed6f7b594e7d856d31a3cfcdfec61
Detection count: 2,529
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceSho
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 25, 2019
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServicefreetv\project free-tvNewVersionDownloader.exe File name: project free-tvNewVersionDownloader.exe
Size: 13.31 KB (13312 bytes)
MD5: 4c43ed11cf9a6cf303383895bf8a5aaf
Detection count: 995
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServicefreetv
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrfreetv\project free-tvUpdater.exe File name: project free-tvUpdater.exe
Size: 17.4 KB (17408 bytes)
MD5: 7b52765e39168bf351eafe969082d002
Detection count: 700
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrfreetv
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG\Speed Optimizer Guru Ad-Support ModuleUpdater.exe File name: Speed Optimizer Guru Ad-Support ModuleUpdater.exe
Size: 17.4 KB (17408 bytes)
MD5: 50d7f312d7cd7e5b69df20e4a6bbbdbe
Detection count: 76
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrMed\Media Player ZUpdater.exe File name: Media Player ZUpdater.exe
Size: 19.96 KB (19968 bytes)
MD5: 7da7b7b7d970bbc5c96a9efed6f9a084
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrMed
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 6, 2020
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceMed\Media Player ZNewVersionDownloader.exe File name: Media Player ZNewVersionDownloader.exe
Size: 13.82 KB (13824 bytes)
MD5: fa9452ce2bfc4dcf90d7fd810bfb9bd6
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceMed
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 26, 2020
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingService\NewVersionDownloader.exe File name: NewVersionDownloader.exe
Size: 13.31 KB (13312 bytes)
MD5: af60f74d0e1b738a9c17a24b5e889821
Detection count: 46
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingService
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogr\WindowsUpdater.exe File name: WindowsUpdater.exe
Size: 25.6 KB (25600 bytes)
MD5: 3333d152f0451679aaef2ba22c453a6d
Detection count: 34
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogr
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSho\Shopping PluginUpdater.exe File name: Shopping PluginUpdater.exe
Size: 19.45 KB (19456 bytes)
MD5: c69ecfa2e42e7241337ffb37b3485c86
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSho
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG\Speed Optimizer Guru runtimeUpdater.exe File name: Speed Optimizer Guru runtimeUpdater.exe
Size: 25.08 KB (25088 bytes)
MD5: 324e6e06ae90915823cbc463236a1f8f
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathMedia Player Z.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\dck\Media Player ZSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\dck\Media Player ZSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASMANCSSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\netmon_wfpSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\sogrMedSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\netmon_wfpSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sogrMedSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\netmon_wfpSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sogrMedHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{2EA0095A-7DA8-4056-A281-F19C92325C04}{91413148-5A27-4C82-9F77-B55DD63FFAE9}

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Media Player Z%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Media Player Z%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceMed%WINDIR%\Microsoft\backup\Media Player Z%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrMed
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